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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phemeranthus teretifolius
FAMILY
Montiaceae
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Read more about Appalachian Fameflower at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phemeranthus teretifolius
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phemeranthus teretifolius
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Phemeranthus teretifolius
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Talinum teretifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 070-02-001:
Talinum teretifolium FAMILY Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Talinum teretifolium
COMMON NAME:
Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_tate_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm220503_7428
May Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Leaves are fleshy and terete (round in cross-section). — Patrick McMillan
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtteretifolium_pc1b
May Pickens County SC
Poe Creek State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm060604_048
June Pickens County SC
Basal rosettes of thin fleshy 1-2" long leaves. — Patrick McMillan
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JK Marlow jkm060604_056
June Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm080629_015
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm080629_016
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm080629_021
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm100606_101
June Greenville County
Chandler Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220609_8478
June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220609_8478b
June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Stigma capitate [head-like]; stamens 10-20, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm060729_107
July Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Capsules ovoid or ellipsoid, 3-5mm long, ca. 3mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm060729_112
July Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230706_4351
July Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm070818_002
August Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm070818_014
August Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Found on rock outcrops & dry sandy soils, in full sun. — Patrick McMillan
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JK Marlow jkm080901_019
September Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Sepals caducous [falling off early], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm080901_044
September Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm080901_046
September Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Both flowers and fruits will be present on a given plant during most of the reproductive season, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phemeranthus teretifolius
FAMILY
Montiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phemeranthus teretifolius
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phemeranthus teretifolius
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Phemeranthus teretifolius
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Talinum teretifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 070-02-001:
Talinum teretifolium
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Talinum teretifolium
1483
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: In shallow soil over felsic or mafic rocks (granite, gneiss, schist, granite, diabase, greenstone, metabasalt, sandstone, Altamaha grit), especially where periodically wet by seepage (often in mats of the moss Grimmia), per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain & GA Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Low alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink
Radially symmetrical
2 deciduous sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p172
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p203
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p174
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000) p74
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p357
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p007
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p066
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p296
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p053
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p076
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p420
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p036
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